The Gqeberha High Court has ruled in favour of Nelson Mandela Bay mayor, Gary van Niekerk
The National Alliance's Gary van Niekerk is pictured after being announced as the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro mayor in this image captured on 30 May 2023.The Gqeberha High Court has ruled in favour of Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Gary van Niekerk interdicting the Independent Electoral Commission from replacing him and fellow National Alliance councillor, Stag Mitchell, as councillors in the metro.
They were expelled in absentia during a disciplinary hearing by a faction of the National Alliance earlier this month. The interim order will be valid pending the outcome of part B of the application, which aims to establish the legitimacy of the two NA structures and the congress that elected the leaders of the NA faction that expelled Van Niekerk.
But the meeting was postponed at the last minute due to the vacancy declaration. The absence of the two National Alliance councillors in council was going to put the current coalition government at a numerical disadvantage in council, creating a stalemate. “The decision by Judge Denzel Potgieter to grant an interdict against filling in of vacancies illegally declared by phantom representative of National Alliance including the fraudulent accused City Manager is a victory for good governance. The turmoil created by the deceitful backward action was deliberately inflicted on the executive of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, on its administration and indirectly its residents. To derail disciplinary action against Dr Noxolo Nqwazi.
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